High Country Labor Day Getaway
High Country Labor Day Getaway
Celebrate the unofficial "end of summer" in the NC Mountains! We have plenty of outdoor activities and events happening Labor Day weekend. Need a place to stay? View our listings HERE or call us for our personal recommendations at 828-264-1299. Here is our list of top picks:
LABOR DAY WEEK(END) EVENTS
AFTERNOON ART FOR KIDS
August 30, 3:30pm, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Children ages 6 - 12 are invited to join us for creative art-making activities through a variety of media, from watercolor to clay. Each week features a famous artist, book, or theme to serve as inspiration and guidance for the art-making activity. ONLINE REGISTRATION is required.
WILKESBORO FARMERS MARKET
August 30, 3:30pm, Yadkin Valley Marketplace, Wilkesboro
Offering locally grown produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, crafts and handmade items.
KING STREET MARKET
August 30, 4pm , 126 Poplar Grove Connector
King Street Market is Boone's newest weekday farmer's market, offering fresh produce, eggs, meats, goat cheese, baked goods and value added foods from local farms, many of which, you won't see anywhere else in Watauga County.
ALEX KEY - NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY
August 30, 7pm, North Wilkesboro Speedway
Late model stock race followed by Nashville recording and chart topping artist Alex Key and his fantastic Honky Tonkin’ band will be performing live at North Wilkesboro Speedway on August 30th after the race around 10pm!
THE WIZARD OF OZ
August 30, 7pm , Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
The historic art deco style Appalachian Theatre of the High Country is showing 1939 classic musical, The Wizard of Oz! This movie showing kicks off a month-long Classic Movie Musicals Film Series at the theatre.
GRILLIN’ & CHILLIN’
August 31, 6pm, Caddyshack Café, Sugar Mountain
Listen and dance to live music on the deck of the Caddyshack Café at the Sugar Mountain Public Golf Club. Top regional bands perform 6-9 PM. Free admission. Dinner and drinks are available to purchase beginning at 5:30. Lawn setting is also available so bring your own chair and enjoy sunset panoramic mountain views.
HAWKWATCH
September 1-30, Grandfather Mountain, Linville
All throughout September, guests are invited to join the mountain’s naturalists as they count and celebrate the annual spectacle of fall raptor migration. Participants can observe the migration daily at Linville Peak, across the Mile High Swinging Bridge, weather permitting. Included with admission.
GUIDED HIKE
September 1, 10-12, Buckeye Recreation Center, Beech Mountain
Please join a Buckeye Recreation Center guide for a hike on the Sassafras trail here on Beech Mountain. Hike will depart promptly at 10 AM from the Buckeye Recreation Center. Bring water and wear appropriate footwear. For more information please call 828-387-3003.
BLOWING ROCK FARMERS MARKET
September 1, 3-6pm, Park Ave, Blowing Rock
The Blowing Rock Farmers Market offers a great mid-week selection of local produce and goods from area farmers. Located on Park Avenue, right in downtown Blowing Rock, it’s a convenient stop!
BANNER ELK CONCERT IN THE PARK
September 1, 6:30pm, Tate Evans Park, Banner Elk
The Banner Elk Concerts are a tradition and each year friends, neighbors and visitors meet weekly in the park for a great selection of bands, and lots of dancing. Local food, wine and beer vendors will be on site. Bring a chair or blanket to sit. This week: Alex Key & The Locksmiths
OLD TIME JAM
September 1, 7pm, Jones House, Downtown Boone
Bring an acoustic instrument to play along or just enjoy the music as local musicians play old-time fiddle and folk songs until the "last call for tunes" at 9:45pm.
JEFF LITTLE TRIO
September 1, 7:30pm, Appalachian Theatre, Downtown Boone
Jeff Little is an award-winning musician from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. With few exceptions, the piano does not play a prominent part in Americana or Appalachian music and is rarely the lead instrument. But Jeff Little is an exception and a remarkable one. Jeff has not only been recognized as a critically acclaimed musician but also a true music innovator.
70TH ANNIVERSARY MILE HIGH SWINGING BRIDGE
September 2, 10-3:30, Grandfather Mountain, Linville
Celebrate seven decades of mile-high wonder with a day of activities for the whole family, as Grandfather Mountain observes the 70th anniversary of its world-famous Mile High Swinging Bridge. Included with admission.
LABOR DAY BLOCK PARTY
September 2-5, 10-5, Tanger Outlets, Blowing Rock
Enjoy live music on center stage, sidewalk sales and try your luck at one of our life-size games like our Hole-in-One Golf Green!
MUSIC LINE UP: Friday Music: The Neighbors Band 12 PM - 3 PM, Saturday Music: The Funk Connection 12 PM - 3 PM, Sunday Music: Tori Snyder and JB 12 PM - 3 PM, Monday Music: Surefire Band 12 PM - 3 PM
BEECH MOUNTAIN FARMERS MARKET
September 2, 2-6, Bark Park, Beech Mountain
Please join us for the Beech Mountain Farmers Market located at the public Parking Lot on Bark Park way (adjacent to the Sledding Hill). Enjoy a fresh selection of locally grown produce from a variety of vendors.
BACKSTREET CONCERTS
September 2, 5:30-7pm, Downtown West Jefferson
Come enjoy the beautiful outdoors. With their harmony singing & energetic instrumentals, you'll hear a variety of lively fiddle tunes, gospel songs, ballads, and a few drinking songs, too!!!! So come kick back and enjoy the music of the Sheets Family Band and the fresh outdoors! No charge.
FIRST FRIDAY ART CRAWL
September 2, 5-8pm, Downtown Boone
Check out the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on King Street, as well as the Mazie Jones Gallery in the Jones House Community Center. Art exhibits and wine tastings are in various downtown shops and restaurants.
WILKESBORO FARMERS MARKET
September 3, 7:30am-12, Wilkesboro Square
Offering locally grown produce, meats, eggs, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, crafts and handmade items.
FIELD OF BLOOMS FARM TOUR
September 3, 8am, Harvest Farm, Valle Crucis
Harvest Farm welcomes guests to come to tour the flower farm, walk through fields of blooms, and take a freshly cut bouquet home. Tours run at 8:00 am and 9:30 am. Please, no pets. Book online to reserve a spot.
BOONE NC WATAUGA COUNTY FARMERS MARKET
September 3, 8am-1pm, Horn in the West, Boone
Offers local produce, meats, and flowers plus live music, cooking demos and children's activities
WEST JEFFERSON FARMERS MARKET
September 3, 8am-1pm, Horn in the West, Boone
A covered open-air market located on the backstreet in West Jefferson. Fresh, locally grown produce, nursery plants, homemade baked goods and handmade crafts.
PUBLIC GUIDED TOURS
September 3, 2pm, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
BRAHM's free guided tours for the public are the best way to learn more about the artworks currently on view at the museum. Tours are led by docents, a team of dedicated volunteers who have studied BRAHM's exhibitions and are trained to give tours to any and all museum visitors.
MILE HIGH KITE FESTIVAL
September 4, 10-4, Beech Mountain Kite Field
Join us at the field (located behind the Brick oven Pizzeria) for the 2022 Mile High Kite Festival. Giant kite demonstrations from Kite Club. Free kites (while supplies last).
ART ON THE GREEN
September 3-4, 10-5, Historic Banner Elk School
Shop with arts & craft vendors
APPSTATE FOOTBALL
September 3, 3:30pm, Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone
ASU vs UNC- Home Game
BEECH MOUNTAIN STREET DANCE
September 3, 6pm, Town Hall, Beech Mountain
Enjoy a FREE Street Dance on Saturday nights in the parking lot of Beech Mountain's Town Hall & Visitor Center featuring DJ Frank Steele (playing 60s to todays hits). You can count on feel-good music and fun for the whole family until dark! Food and drinks available for purchase.
THE OUTLAWS
September 3, 6-10pm, Saloon Studios, West Jefferson
The Outlaws, are coming to the Old West Town! Known for their three-guitar rock attack and three-part country harmonies. You will remember hits like “There Goes Another Love Song” and “Green Grass & High Tides”.
CANDLELIGHT GHOST TOURS
September 3, 7:30pm, Wilkes Heritage Museum, Wilkesboro
Candlelight Ghost Tours Wilkes Heritage Museum, Wilkesboro 7:30 & 8pm tours Pre-paid reservations are required. Limited to 15 people, $15 per person. Call to reserve: 336-667-3171
NEW RIVER BLUES FESTIVAL
September 4, 12-3pm, River House Inn, Grassy Creek
In the meadow by the beautiful New River with vast acreage for social distancing. Enjoy the North Carolina mountains only celebration of authentic Blues Music and legendary artists. King Bees bring the best in internationally acclaimed Blues & luminaries to a magnificently scenic spot. Gates open at 12:00. Music begins at 1:00. Call 336-982-2109 to Reserve
FOUR LEAF PEAT
September 4, 5pm, St. Johns Church, Valle Crucis
“Tennessee’s Premier Traditional Irish Band,” Four Leaf Peat from Knoxville in the Volunteer State, will make their highly-anticipated return engagement to the High Country as part of the Summer Concert Series at historic St. John’s Church in Valle Crucisat 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2022. It will mark their first performance since they dazzled a standing-room-only audience in 2018.
LONG WEEKEND ACTIVITY IDEAS
- Social Distancing Day Trips
View our webpage featuring day trips to some of our favorite small mountain towns HERE - Canoe the New River
Take advantage of the last long days of summer and hit the river! View the local wildlife, pick some wildflowers or cool off with a dip in the fresh mountain water. View a list of outfitters HERE - Visit a Waterfall
From roadside waterfalls to 3 mile destination hikes, we have a waterfall for you to visit! View a list of area waterfalls HERE - Have a Picnic
Nothing says summer like a picnic! Check out our list of Top 5 Picnic spots (and remember to pick up some treats at the farmers market) HERE
